On the other hand, now that I'm not dependent on fiction for my income, I've been writing more short stories despite the fact that there's no real paying market for short horror other than Cemetery Dance. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
On the other hand, now that I'm not dependent on fiction for my income, I've been writing more short stories despite the fact that… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing the first… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story. — George Stephen Copy Share Image
I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week. — George Stephen Copy Share Image